Compare LGBT Rights in China & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1996
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
28% Did not mention homosexuals
71% Mentioned homosexuals
29% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
63% Support
19% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
30% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
60% Disagree
9% Agree
67% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
4% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
21% Yes
57% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
14% Good place
53% Not a good place
12% Good place
73% Not a good place
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